Would you brave it?

KittyVentura · Apr 2nd, 2012, 04:51 AM

Hi all.

Bit of background first: This pregnancy has been a tough and hard one right from go. My body is just not coping well. I am struggling and have been pretty miserable (whiile of course overjoyed at expecting again) for a while. Ian is working his arse off at the moment. Working away most weeks and working at home into the eveings and weekends. He is very overworked at present.

I feel like we really need and deserve a holiday once baby is here.

She's due end of May so we're thinking mid Sept. Somewhere abroad but no more than a 4 hr flight. Fin will be 23 months and she will be 3-4 months.

What do you think? Would it be worth it? Do you think it would be too stressful an experience thus rendering it completely pointless?

I hope to be breastfeeding which will make it easier and Fin is a pretty happy and well behaved boy at present and I hope would be then too... xxx

08marchbean · Apr 2nd, 2012, 04:54 AM

i would! Im due number 2 in august and wes contemplating going abroad in sept/oct!! but we managed to get a deal in the only week we could go at the end of may so grabbed that instead,

Id maybe tempted to wait till the baby is here then see how u all are and book a late deal nearer the time?

tina_h75 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:06 AM

I have not took the kids abroad yet and was thinking about going October time when they will be 4, 3 & 2 but I am still worrying that it will be too much stress and maybe easier to pack up the car and go down Cornwall instead.

Blah11 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:08 AM

i would but only if i breastfed. couldnt be bothered with finding milk and carrying bottles etc especially as they feed so often at that age. we'd go away this year if funds allowed. roman is a very easy baby.

Lellow · Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:24 AM

I would - We took Aymen to Morocco for 3 weeks when he was just little under 3 months old.

I didnt BF at that time, he was on formula by then. We had a flight of just under 3 hours, with a 30 min wait for a connecting flight which was 45 mins as it was only an internal flight.

At that age, he was an absolute dream to take on holiday, the flight was perfect...much nice than the trip we took when he was 1 yrs old, he was alot more mobile then and it was hard work.

We're going in Aug again and Aymen will be a week away from being 2 and im confident he'll be much better behaved on this occassion as he's easier to distract with toys/electronics/colouring in/food etc.

So i think they'll both be the perfect ages for a happy flight and a lovely holiday.

paula85 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:28 AM

I would go for it, Charlie is 2.5 months and I would take him abroad now

lousielou · Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:36 AM

I've taken my oldest on holiday a few times, and my youngest was 4 months old when we took him away last year. To be honest, the flight last time (when my baby was 4 months old and my toddler 28 months) wasn't patricularly joyful. Baby slept a lot and BF the rest of the time which was perfect. Toddler was a little over-excited and didn't want to sit in his seat. At all. Flight attendent had to come over and ask him to buckle his belt. He wouldn't. Cue all sorts of bargining and bribing

It was a three hour flight, and by the end, I neaded a holiday... I don't think a longer flight would have been pretty.

Having said that, the flight itself is such a small bit of the holiday, and we did have a lovely time (mostly).

I took Toddler when he was about 4 months old, and that was easy-peasy too

Jchihuahua · Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:43 AM

I wouldn't but only because of Tommy's silent reflux and colic, which make him quite demanding and he'd be very likely to cry throughout the flight.

Lara+sam+bump · Apr 2nd, 2012, 16:03 PM

We took Noah when he was 25 months and the flight was fine, we took a portable DVD player and flew easyjet and they let you take a carseat on board for under 3's with their own seat. We wont be going abroad this year due to my job. So we are going to Devon when il be 33 weeks pregnant lol. Next year we probably will go abroad though so with a 4 yr old and a 10 month old xxx

SAmummy · Apr 3rd, 2012, 01:00 AM

I think the younger your baby, the easier a holiday is. At least the baby won't be crawling or mobile yet. Once they are mobile you have to worry about all sorts of things on holiday ! Do it sooner rather than later

also they sleep quite a lot when they are that age and it will be easier to keep an eye your toddler

Apr 2nd, 2012, 04:51 AM	#1
KittyVentura Waiting To Try (WTT) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Swindon, UK Posts: 10,544	Would you brave it? Hi all. Bit of background first: This pregnancy has been a tough and hard one right from go. My body is just not coping well. I am struggling and have been pretty miserable (whiile of course overjoyed at expecting again) for a while. Ian is working his arse off at the moment. Working away most weeks and working at home into the eveings and weekends. He is very overworked at present. I feel like we really need and deserve a holiday once baby is here. She's due end of May so we're thinking mid Sept. Somewhere abroad but no more than a 4 hr flight. Fin will be 23 months and she will be 3-4 months. What do you think? Would it be worth it? Do you think it would be too stressful an experience thus rendering it completely pointless? I hope to be breastfeeding which will make it easier and Fin is a pretty happy and well behaved boy at present and I hope would be then too... xxx

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 04:54 AM	#2
08marchbean Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Newcastle-UK Posts: 2,126	i would! Im due number 2 in august and wes contemplating going abroad in sept/oct!! but we managed to get a deal in the only week we could go at the end of may so grabbed that instead, Id maybe tempted to wait till the baby is here then see how u all are and book a late deal nearer the time?

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:06 AM	#3
tina_h75 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3,225	I have not took the kids abroad yet and was thinking about going October time when they will be 4, 3 & 2 but I am still worrying that it will be too much stress and maybe easier to pack up the car and go down Cornwall instead.

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:08 AM	#4
Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 38,172	i would but only if i breastfed. couldnt be bothered with finding milk and carrying bottles etc especially as they feed so often at that age. we'd go away this year if funds allowed. roman is a very easy baby.

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:24 AM	#5
Lellow Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 12,109	I would - We took Aymen to Morocco for 3 weeks when he was just little under 3 months old. I didnt BF at that time, he was on formula by then. We had a flight of just under 3 hours, with a 30 min wait for a connecting flight which was 45 mins as it was only an internal flight. At that age, he was an absolute dream to take on holiday, the flight was perfect...much nice than the trip we took when he was 1 yrs old, he was alot more mobile then and it was hard work. We're going in Aug again and Aymen will be a week away from being 2 and im confident he'll be much better behaved on this occassion as he's easier to distract with toys/electronics/colouring in/food etc. So i think they'll both be the perfect ages for a happy flight and a lovely holiday.

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:28 AM	#6
paula85 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Teesside UK Posts: 12,475	I would go for it, Charlie is 2.5 months and I would take him abroad now

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:36 AM	#7
lousielou Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 7,551	I've taken my oldest on holiday a few times, and my youngest was 4 months old when we took him away last year. To be honest, the flight last time (when my baby was 4 months old and my toddler 28 months) wasn't patricularly joyful. Baby slept a lot and BF the rest of the time which was perfect. Toddler was a little over-excited and didn't want to sit in his seat. At all. Flight attendent had to come over and ask him to buckle his belt. He wouldn't. Cue all sorts of bargining and bribing It was a three hour flight, and by the end, I neaded a holiday... I don't think a longer flight would have been pretty. Having said that, the flight itself is such a small bit of the holiday, and we did have a lovely time (mostly). I took Toddler when he was about 4 months old, and that was easy-peasy too

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 05:43 AM	#8
Jchihuahua Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: W. Yorkshire Posts: 7,125	I wouldn't but only because of Tommy's silent reflux and colic, which make him quite demanding and he'd be very likely to cry throughout the flight.

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Apr 2nd, 2012, 16:03 PM	#9
Lara+sam+bump Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex- UK Posts: 1,170	We took Noah when he was 25 months and the flight was fine, we took a portable DVD player and flew easyjet and they let you take a carseat on board for under 3's with their own seat. We wont be going abroad this year due to my job. So we are going to Devon when il be 33 weeks pregnant lol. Next year we probably will go abroad though so with a 4 yr old and a 10 month old xxx

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 01:00 AM	#10
SAmummy Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Durban, South Africa Posts: 781	I think the younger your baby, the easier a holiday is. At least the baby won't be crawling or mobile yet. Once they are mobile you have to worry about all sorts of things on holiday ! Do it sooner rather than later also they sleep quite a lot when they are that age and it will be easier to keep an eye your toddler

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